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Most Hindus are vegetarians, and certain animals are considered very sacred in India, for example, cows and monkeys. The law of karma guides people's behaviour, so hurting animals would go against that. Hinduism teaches: Avoid harming other sentient beings or forms oflife (ahimsa).
Hinduism is largely driven by a vast and rich scriptural body which has been developed throughout its history. Of these texts, the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Tantras hold the most authority for most Hindus. Central ideas in Hinduism include Dharma (ethics and duties), Karma (law of cause and effect), Samsara (the ongoing
creation included the world (land, sea, vegetation, sun, moon, stars) and all life on it (fish, birds and animals). Humans were the final creation. Hindus believe that Brahman is responsible for the universe. There are many creation stories in Hinduism. In one, Vishnu is said to sleep on a cobra in the middle of a vast ocean of nothingness.
For Muslims, God created animals for the use of humans. For instance in The Qur’an (2004) Surah 16:5, there is the claim that “And livestock – He created them too. You derive warmth and other benefits from them: you get food from them.”
Islam 1.2 billion Cod (Allah) Muhammad Qur'an No clergy but a scholar class ca led the ulama and the imam, Who may prayers Persons achieve salvation by fo lowing the five Of and living a just life. These pillars are: faTh; prayer; almsgiving. or charity to the poor; fasting, which Muslims perform during Ramadan; pilgrimage to Judaism 14.5
Hindu deities (i.e. those studied so far) relate to the six main deities (the Trimurti and their wives); Know the three main focuses of worship, and the three corresponding Hindu ‘denominations’....
Prompting Hinduism to honor vegetarianism (in practice, only about 30% of Hindus are vegetarian, but it remains an ideal to many of the others) Still, the conflict between Hindus, Jains and Buddhists was often bloody In response to Islam (~600 AD), the Bhakti movement became very popular
